Strategies for prevention and control of narcotic and psychotropic substances in Palestine

Abstract

This study aims to shed light on a draft comprehensive strategic plan between the ministries and public and private institutions in Palestine for the prevention of narcotics and psychotropic substances. It sheds light on the definition of narcotics, the reasons for their spread, and the multiplicity of axes of the comprehensive strategic plan between ministries and institutions in Palestine. The study is divided into two Chapters: The first topic: the definition of narcotics and psychotropic substances and the reasons that lead to their abuse and spread The second topic: the axes of the comprehensive strategic plan for the prevention of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances in Palestine The study concluded that the statistics, reports and indicators issued by the competent authorities indicate a steady increase in the prevalence and abuse of narcotics in the Palestinian society. Prevention and control carried out by the Palestinian security services, And the best solution to reduce and limit the phenomenon of narcotic abuse and spread in the Palestinian society through the development of national plans for prevention and control at the national level and with the participation of all the state's military, security, police and civil public and private institutions in partnership with all relevant ministries to address this devastating scourge. The researcher makes recommendations : Demanding the Palestinian legislator to tighten the punishment for various narcotics crimes, the Palestinian National Authority is demanding the need to work to solve the various problems of Palestinian society, and the Palestinian security services are demanding the need to work to limit the methods of the Israeli occupation in spreading and encouraging narcotics use, And the Palestinian security services are required to develop ways to confront narcotics dealers, as they use modern methods and take advantage of scientific and technological progress in the narcotic trade, and work to develop and implement comprehensive national strategic plans for the prevention of narcotics and psychotropic substances on an ongoing basis.